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Real Name: Ingrida
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Garsene

by Shofja - last update: Feb 27, 2004

Castle of Garsene
Garsene located in the Jekabpils district. It borders with Daugavpils district and the Republic of Lithuania.

The history of Garsene have been connected with baron Budberg family's history.

In Garsene you can find some interesting architecture monuments. The most interesting of them is the Castle of Garsene - build in 1856.- 1860. in the pseudo - gothic style.
1939.-1940. castle was accomodated for the school's needs. Nowadays there still is school. And the Garsene History museum is located in castle, too.

On 12th of September 1997 Garsene's castle reseived the flag of European cultural heritage.

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Comments for Shofja about Garsene
vairab Wed Aug 11, 2004 15:17 UTC
 Prieks par tik skaistu foto un aprakstu:) Sveicieni
lotharlerch Thu Jul 1, 2004 10:48 UTC
 Nice that you let us know about Latvia's less known hidden gems. I shall come to Latvia again in about 4 weeks.

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